Tie press and holder



N. M. DYER.

TIE PRESS AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1920.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

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NORMAN DYER, OF-NEW YORK, iv. Yj

TIE PRESS "AN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lVIall 15, 1921.

Application filed September 14, 1920. Serial No. 410,162.

T 0 all 107L077} it may concern Be it known that I, NORMAN M. DYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Tie Press and Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in tie presses and holders, an object of the invention being to provide a portable de vice which can be conveniently carried in the handbag of a traveler, and which will operate to hold or support any number of ties and exert sufficient pressure on the ties so as to smooth out the wrinkles.

A further object is to provide a tie holder which also operates as a press, which can be,

cheaply manufactured, which will occupy but relatively small space, and which will most eiiiciently perform the functions for which it is intended.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved tie press and holder, showing the outside plates flared outwardly.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in clamping position.

Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line 33 I of Fig. 1, showing the side plates hinged outwardly.

My improved tie press and holder comprises in the main a pair of pressure plates 1, 1, which are curved longitudinally and hingedly connected at one end so that when the other ends of the pressure plates are secured together a necktie indicated by the reference numeral 2, can be held smoothly and under pressurebetween them, so as to press out the wrinkles of the tie.

In the preferred embodiment of this invention I provide between the plates 1, 1, a partition plate 3 and the pressure plates 1, 1, and the partition plate 3 are each provided with alined sleeves 4 for the reception of a hinge pin 5 to hingedly connect them to-' gether. This hinge pin 5 is preferably in the form of a wire having its ends twisted or otherwise secured together, as shown at 6, forming a supporting bail 7 for the tie holder, and this supporting bail may be suspended from a nail or other support 8 as clearly shown. 7

The pressure plates 1, 1, are both provided at their hinged ends with central which are of suflicient size to admit the two sections of an ordinary four-in-hand or bow tie, so that the tie can be placed in the holder with the two ends of the tieatopporecesses 9 Y over the free end of the other pressure plate 1 and thereby hold all of the plates in parallelism.

As above stated, the pressure plates 1, 1,

'are curved longitudinally and are of elastic material so that when the plates are forced into parallelism and maintained straight, they will exert a pressure throughout their length on the tie supported between them and hence smooth out the wrinkles of the tie.

lVhile I preferably employ thin steel plates because of the elasticity and dura bility of such material, it'is, of course,to be understood that I may'employ wood, celluloid, fiber, or any other material which is capable of performing the functions stated.

With a device such as above described,

ties which are worn during'the day can be, smoothed out and pressed over night sothat they will be fresh and smooth the next day.

This willappeal especially to traveling men as the device can be conveniently carried in the grip or handbag, but it is obvious that its use is not limited to travelers, but is also adapted for home use.

arious slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence-I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations asfairly :Eall Withinthe spirit end of all of said plates, a rod positioned and scope of the appended claim. through said sleeves and hingedly connecting I claim: the plates together, said pressure plates hav- 10 A tie holder comprising a pair of longiing alined tie receiving recesses in their 5 tudinally curved pressure plates, a necktie hinged ends and means for clamping the supporting partition plate between the presfree ends of. all of said lates together. sure plates, alined bearing sleeves at one NO MAN M. DYER. 

